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Experience
Our client groups include IT providers, ISPs, Domain Name registrants, data companies and web developers.
Our recent experience includes:
- Acting for a world-leading hosting and cloud computing service provider on a range of contractual issues and negotiations
- Advising a leading affiliate links company on contractual, privacy and IPR issues
- Acting for a voice recording software supplier to partner with larger telecoms provider in relation to new FSA requirements
- Advising private and public sector entities on new Cookies legislation
- Advising a data cleansing company on contractual relations with advertising chain
- Representing a US software supplier on sales into UK FMCG companies
- Advising various technology clients on SaaS and Agile services agreements
- Acting in many high-level domain name disputes
- Advising quoted company on virtualization and SAAS services arrangements
Societies and associations
Simon is head of the legal panel at the Worshipful Information Technologists’ Company
Publications and press
- How to Run a Technology Company – a brief look at the legal, financial, fiscal and exit issues – 2012
- How to Run a Mobile App Company – a rief look at the legal, financial, fiscal and exit issues – 2012
- Domain Names – A Practical Guide, with Tolleys – 2002
- Millennium Time Bomb – Kogan Page – 2000
- Countdown to 2000 – Butterworths
Testimonials
“Magus has worked with Simon Halberstam for over 10 years, and he deals with all our client contracts and IP-related issues. Being in complex enterprise software raises many challenges; Simon’s deep expertise on these matters has been invaluable, and I have total confidence in his advice. We typically need to respond very quickly and Simon’s turnaround time, often on complex issues, is always extremely prompt, even when an out-of-hours response is required. I have no hesitation recommending Simon for organisations dealing with software, and related IT issues.”
Simon Lande, CEO
Magus
Website Governance and Compliance“Working with Simon was a breeze. Not having a great understanding of the legal aspect of SAAS he put everything is easy to understand terms, explained everything concisely and advised on what actions to take as well as advising on further points to ensure my start up company was legally protected now and in the future. Although the quote was not the lowest I received it was definitely worth every pound spent in just peace of mind and extra advice that Simon gave. I would highly recommend Simon to any software company for his professionalism, legal advice giving (on both direct and related subjects) and his ability to describe complex legal matters in a easy to understand way”
Paul Cox, CEO
Fings Limited“At Trigenix, we worked with Simon Halberstam for five years until the company was sold to Qualcomm. The quality of the advice and legal work was always truly excellent. The Trigenix business specialised in software for the communications industry and Simon’s specialist IT and software legal expertise proved exceptional value and enabled us to tackle a wide range of business challenges. Our legal work always ran smoother, was more relevant to us and better managed than I have experienced in 20 years in the IT and communications business. Simon’s personal involvement always ensured we got fast responses and his attention to detail gave our business a real commercial advantage. I have no hesitation is recommending Kingsley Napley to new prospective clients.”
Bob Last, Sales & Marketing Director
Trigenix
“As an experienced CEO, I have repeatedly chosen Simon Halberstam as legal advisor over the last decade because I value the fact that when you choose Simon, you get Simon. He takes time to familiarise himself with the business and its technology, and he then personally handles the relationship rather than delegating …. unlike other law firms. This allows him to bring a high level of skill to drafting and negotiating contracts, putting my companies in the best possible legal positions. Other qualities I’ve appreciated are the fact that he consistently provides prompt and pragmatic advice, and his fee structure is both reasonable and transparent.”
Karl W Feilder, CEO
The Neutral Group Limited“Simon Halberstam has provided all our IT law advice in the UK for over ten years, during which time he has unfailingly provided extremely prompt,detailed, intelligent and cost-effective advice. As a software house selling our own and third party software, both directly and via partners, we need a broad variety of IT contracts covering both packaged software and services. His initial approach, based on tailored templates provided us with a speedy and affordable quantum improvement in our standard contracts and has since kept pace with changes as required.”
Steve Tootill, Chief Executive Officer
HelpIT Systems Limited (software house specialising in data cleansing software)
www.helpIT.com“We have been using Simon Halberstam’s services for over 10 years and have received a consistent level of excellent service over that period. As a small business we like to move quickly when the need arises, and Simon has always been extremely responsive to our requests for assistance. Most of our work with Simon has involved general contract law and his advice has always recognised the balance between legal rigour and commercial reality. Where we have had to enter into potentially litigious areas, Simon has conducted negotiations to achieve a more than satisfactory result.”
William Gray, Managing Director
Macfarlane Telesystems Ltd (22-26 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TJ)“SOCITM promotes the effective and efficient use of Information Technology in Local Government and the Public Sector. Simon Halberstam provides legal advice to SOCITM and helped us when we had to deal with a breach of copyright that was reported completely out of the blue and required immediate resolution. His advice was quick, responsive and to the point. It enabled us to reach in the end an amicable agreement with the company that had infringed our copyright. In my general management experience I can’t recall such a fast turn round of replies and suggested rewordings, at some unsociable hours.This approach helped greatly to resolve the matter.”
Martin Greenwood, SOCITM Insight Programme Director
Society of Information Technology Management
“I have used Simon Halberstam for over ten years for all our software licences, maintenance agreements, reseller agreements, international distribution agreements etc. Simon’s speed of response is very impressive. Very often it is the case that he is able to come up with variations to agreements during my telephone call to discuss the issue, making amendments as we speak, and at the end of the call Simon sends me the amended document by email for my immediate use.
Simon gives you a lot of confidence as there is never any hesitation in the advice he gives you. I know I could find a much cheaper solicitor in Peterborough where we are located, however I know from past experience that local solicitors do not have the wealth of experience that Simon does and, because of this, it takes much longer to get the appropriate advice (which has been incorrect on occasion) and the final bill can be much higher in the end (and even more costly if the advice is incorrect). For a city-based solicitor, I think Simon offers great value for money and I would recommend his services to anyone.
Lorraine Cousins, Managing Director, Halcyon Software
www.halcyonsoftware.com“Simpson Communications provides multimedia IT solutions and consultancy services to the Global Energy Industry. In 2007, we needed to prepare a new set of contractual documentation to cover development, licensing and support. We instructed Simon Halberstam at weblaw and received a very efficient, informed, cost-effective and friendly service. His advice and guidance has been tested in numerous procurement negotiations with major players and proven to be robust. I have no hesitation in recommending him to any IT company that aspires to achieve best practice.”
Paul Simpson, Managing Director
Simpson Communications Limited (http://www.simpcom.co.uk)“Lakelovers is one of the leading providers of rented Cottage accommodation in the Lake District. We had two domain name issues that were impacting negatively on our business. We came across Simon Halberstam on another domain name matter and were impressed by his knowledge, pragmatism and efficiency. We asked him to assist us and within a few weeks both matters had been resolved to our satisfaction. We were very pleased with the service that we received. Simon is easy to deal with and up front about costs. We would recommend him without hesitation.”
Paul Liddell, CEO, Traditional Lakeland Cottages Ltd (www.lakelovers.co.uk)
“Innovation Data Processing is a developer and provider of system software and we licensed 1000s of clients over a period that spans more than 30 years. Many of the largest and well known corporations worldwide depend on innovation for backup, storage management and performance solutions.
“At Innovation we have dealt with Simon Halberstam for many years. Whilst I am sure that we could not be classified as a big user of his services we have never felt that we have received anything less than a first class friendly service.
“His response has always been quick, his approach pragmatic and his advice solid. In dealing with contractual issues I believe that these are three of the major ingredients required to efficiently address what can be testing issues.
“I personally would have no hesitation in recommending Simon’s services to both small and large organisations.”
Chris Warren, European Manager, Innovation Data Processing (www.innovationdp.fdr.com)